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1972 Map of Kingfisher

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Kingfisher
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Kingfisher Gas Field and the surrounding agricultural lands define this central Oklahoma landscape in the early 1970s. The city of Kingfisher serves as a hub, dominated by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad line and the prominent Courthouse. Local history is deeply embedded in the layout of the land, visible through the Old Indian Treaty Boundary that bisects the western sections and the proximity of established community institutions like SS Peter & Paul Sch & Church and the Kingfisher Cemetery.

The terrain is drained by the winding courses of Kingfisher Creek and Uncle Johns Creek, which frame the town's expansion. Rural life is evidenced by numerous gravel pits and the Fairground on the western edge of the city. To the east, the landscape shows signs of earlier infrastructure with an Old Railroad Grade cutting across the sections, while the local education system is represented by the Washington Sch, Gilmour Sch, and the central High Sch.